Léo Santos

Leonardo Rodrigues dos Santos (born 9 December 1998 in São Paulo), known as Léo Santos, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a center back for Corinthians.[1]

Léo Santos
Personal information
Full name Leonardo Rodrigues dos Santos
Date of birth (1998-12-09) 9 December 1998
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Center back
Club information
Current team
 Corinthians
Number 13
Youth career
2003–2016 Corinthians
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Corinthians 25 (1)
2019 → Fluminense (loan) 3 (0)
National team‡
2015–2016 Brazil U17 7 (0)
2016–2017 Brazil U20 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 November 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 February 2017

Club career

Early career

Santos started his career when he was 10 years old at Corinthians. He was part of the 2016 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior squad that ended up as runner up.[2]

Corinthians

He made his professional debut as part of the starting team against Figueirense on November 16.[3]

International career

Santos was part of the winning squad of the 2015 South American Under-17 Football Championship. He was also called for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup, despite being an unused substitute in all matches.[4]

Career statistics
As of match played 21 November 2016.
Club Season National League National Cup Libertadores Copa Sudamericana State League Friendly Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Corinthians 2016 10000000000010
Career Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Honours
Corinthians
Brazil

References
  1. Staff. "Léo Santos" (in Portuguese). ogol.com.br. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  2. Bruno Cassucci and Gabriel Carneiro (2016-11-16). "Hábitos de adolescente e desafio de adulto: Léo Santos estreia no Timão" (in Portuguese). lance.com.br. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  3. Staff (2016-11-16). "Corinthians vacila outra vez, leva empate no fim e perde chance de voltar ao G-6". esportes.r7.com. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  4. Pedro Venancio (2015-10-16). "Do trauma de ser zagueiro à Seleção sub-17: a volta por cima de Léo Santos". globoesporte.globo.com. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
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